1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

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The 1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Fred Pancoast in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the SEC. Vanderbilt played home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

Record2–9 (0–6 SEC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumDudley Field
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1978 Vanderbilt Commodores football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–9 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDudley Field
Seasons
 1977
1979 
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1978 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $6001110
No. 16 Georgia501921
Auburn321641
LSU330840
Tennessee330551
Florida330470
Mississippi State240650
Ole Miss240560
Kentucky240461
Vanderbilt060290
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at No. 2 Arkansas*L 17–4855,718[1]
September 23Furman*W 17–1025,000[2]
September 30at No. 7 AlabamaL 28–5156,910[3]
October 7Tulane*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 3–3827,600[4]
October 14Auburn
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 7–4930,394[5]
October 21at No. 18 GeorgiaL 10–3153,800[6]
October 28Ole Miss
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 10–3525,043[7]
November 4at Memphis State*L 14–3522,443[8]
November 11at KentuckyL 2–5357,800[9]
November 18Air Force*
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 41–2718,500[10]
December 2Tennessee
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
L 15–4135,263[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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